I made this this afternoon. Turned out very well. I chilled the dough in the fridge slightly before forming the cookie's. I made the icing over very low heat on the stove, which it didn't say to do, but seemed to bring the icing together better and make it a nicer consistency for putting on the cookies. I'll make these again.

I too got a giant pile of goo, double checked the recipe and didn't miss a step and all measurements are correct. I don't believe that there is enough flour in this recipe. I am disappointed. It was for a cookie exchange tomorrow and now I have to start over with something else.